Method of transferring designs



May 5, 1953 L. JACKSON l 2,637,271

METHOD 0F' TRANSFERRING DESIGNS Filed June 28. 1949 JNVENTOR. oU/.f Ji CAJON HTTOR/VEY Patented May 5, 1953 UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE This invention relates to a method of transferring designs from one material to another material.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of transferring designs from one material having designs of several colors with all the graduations of shades of these colors onto other material whereby all of these colors and graduations of shades will be printed at one time upon the material to which the transfer is made.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method or process by which color transfers can be made onto material wherein the transfer can be effected with inexpensive materials, the original design having been made on a sheet of absorbent material and while still in the wet state and bearing the design lplaced in a press to effect the direct transfer of the design with all of its color graduations onto the material and left to dry upon the new material.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,

which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of apparatus utilized for the forming of designs on an absorbent sheet.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the absorbent sheet,

the absorbent sheet within the apparatus shown in Fig. l and after a design has been formed therein by absorbent action.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a `press utilized for the transfer of the design from the absorbent sheet to other material.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the press with the parts closed upon one another and with the pressure being applied to transfer the design b from the absorbent sheet to the new material.

Fig. 6 is a collective and perspective view showing the successful transfer of the design from the absorbent sheet to the new material.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 1 to 3,

lll represents a slab having a top surface l l with a peripheral groove I2 extending therewithin. Into this groove can be poured a coloring solution from a bottle or similar dispenser I3. A sheet ill of absorbent material, such as paper formed of absorbent fibers and prepared with notches l5 in the corners to permit the even turning down of edges, as illustrated at Hi, whereby the absorbent sheet, when placed upon the slab ic, can have its bent down edges i5 extending into a body of the coloring solution illn Fig. 3 is a fragmentary and sectional view of l Claim. (Cl. lOl-211) within the groove l2, in the manner as shown in Fig. 3. Since the bent down edges I6 will be wholly immersed in the liquid, there is little opportunity for the edges of the sheet to become wavy or buckled and hence a constant ow of the coloring solution can be supplied to the sheet. The sheet i4 will absorb the coloring material and a design, as illustrated generally at Il, will be formed upon the sheet. The process will be repeated using different coloring solutions in order to secure designs having several different colors.

Referring now particularly to Figs. e, 5 and 6, there is shown a press I8 having a base I9 and an adjustable press plate 2| operated by an adjusting screw 22. The absorbent sheet, while the coloring material therein is still wet, is taken from the slab and placed on a sheet of plastic 23 laid on the base I9. Thereafter, a sheet of cloth or other material onto which the design is to be impressed is placed over the sheet i4. This piece is indicated at 2li. Another piece of plastic, as indicated at 25, is placed thereover and finally the press plate 2| is brought downwardly onto the assembly to forcibly transfer portions of the coloring solution in the absorbent sheet onto the cloth piece 25 lying above the same. The plastic pieces 23 and 25 will provide for a good distribution of the pressure for ef fecting the transfer of the colors.

By this process all of the different colors on the sheet I4 and the different graduations of shades thereof will y'be transferred at once to the new sheet or cloth piece which receives the design. Accordingly, a printing has been effected of a great number of colors at the single printing.

The material receiving the color transfer may be velvet, silk, cotton, leather, or paper, or other materials which may be more or less nonabsorbent. The press can be of any type adapted to create high pressures upon the goods.

The amount of pressure and the time required varies according to the nature of the materials.

While various changes and modifications may be made in my method, it shall be understood that such changes and modifications shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as deiined by the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A method of providing a multi-color design upon a sheet of non-absorbent material which consists of forming a natural and accidental blotting design upon a sheet of absorbent blotting by laying the sheet of absorbent material upon a slab having a continuous groove about the periphery thereof and extending each edge portion of the absorbent sheet into said groove and sequentially pouring different coloring solutions into said groove in order that the portions of the absorbent sheet extended thereinto may absorb the coloring solutions in random relation to produce an asymmetric individual design in a multiplicity of colors, thereafter placing the absorbent sheet While still Wet onto the sheet of non-absorbent material on which the transfer is to be made, assembling the sheets between two plastic plates and applying with a press pressure directly forcing the sheets and plates together Without frictional action therebetween, and thereafter removing the sheet of nonabsorbent material and permitting the same to dry naturally.

LOUIS JACKSON.

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